FCC to repeal 39% TV ownership cap in boost for Trump-friendly news orgs

Photo: Brendan Carr the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Photo source: FCC / fcc.gov via Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain. Article by Jon Brodkin. Ars Technica – July 15, 2026.

The Federal Communications Commission will vote to repeal the National Television Ownership Rule that is supposed to prevent a single broadcast station owner from reaching more than 39 percent of all TV households in the US. The proposed change sets up a likely court battle over the FCC claim that it has authority to repeal a limit set by Congress. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has already treated the rule as more of a suggestion. In March, the Carr FCC granted a waiver allowing Nexstar Media Group to buy Tegna in a deal that let it reach over half of TV households. The Carr FCC argued that Congress gave it authority to modify or waive the rule. […]

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